The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-04-21

The new Superintendent Of prisons
has made thefollowing appointments
Chas. B. White, Of Claiborne County TO
be warden at Tracy City, Eli McHees, of
Johnson City, to be warden at Inman,
and w. l. Dodd, Of Greene County to
be warden at Coal Creek.
Another evidence of KnoXyille's /
lack of enterprise is shown in the fail
ure of the city to buy the Walden's |
Ridge railroad few days ago and ex-
tend it to Knoxville, thereby connec-
ting Knoxville and Emory Gap by al
railroad that would do more to build |
up the city than other road that could
be built
Old John Netherland used to say
that the lawyer who lost his case ought
to be allowed the privilege of cussin'
the Judge and spittin' on the stove.
By anology the fellows who have been
disappointed in getting Offices ought
to be permitted to bemean the Gov
ernor.
Nashville has Bureau of Informa-
ton, Atlanta has a Manufactures As
ISOLATION, and every live city in the
South has some kind OF organization
designed to advertise the town and as
sist new enterprises,-Kno1uiHe Trib-
1tne.
Johnson City has an Enterprise and
Business Club What has Knoxville
got2
Gov. Taylor's political Affections are
almost enough to worry him to death,
to say nothing of his late greivous
family Affections that no one can APP
preciate except himself and family,
The Governors enemies, who seem
fully determined to destroy him, will
find it a difficult matter to make the
people believe that Bob Taylor is a
corrupt man.-JdckSon Dispatch
Col. w. w. Langhome, OF Newport,
in private letter to the editor THE
COMET, in speaking of Governor Tay-
lor says ~ denounce the recent at
tact upon his integrity. ] have known
Bob Taylor too long not to know
that he is utterly incapable of acting
corruptly He is honest God never
made more honest man. 1t is STAN
ped on him inside and out"
The compositor butchered our lit
tie article last week. We tried to say
that there were two or three newspa'
pers in East Tennessee that have a
mortal dread that Bob Taylor will sue
coed Isham G. Harris in the United
States Senate. Between them they
have a partner and a pa and a son hold
ing fat Offices by the grace of ''Uncle
Isham" and they give a snort of a
larm whenever this name is mentioned
In our last issue we published &
statement that the Norfolk q Western
railroad company opposed the grant
ing Of a charter to the Q. G. & G. roat
through Virginia. The statament was
taken from another paper but we are
glad to say such is not the case Col
T. E. Matson, Chief Engineer Of the c
G. & c. Co. informs us that the n. &
w, people favored the bill from the
first and did all they could to secure
the charter
The Knoxville Journal, Republican
concludes, after investigating the
matter, that Governor Taylor is per
sonally honest and that he has not
sold out his offices. But" adds the
Journal, che has few qualifications for
the office lie holds" The refusal t(
yield to the influence of Doodle is no
regarded as a necessary qualification
for Office by some Republicans, but w,
didn't think the Journal was one o
them.
The newspapers of the state will
very few exceptions have been une
quivocal in their condemnation of tn,
slanderous assaults upon Gov. Taylor
Many ofthe papers that strongly cen
sured the governor on account of tn
views he expressedin his message, ant
who criticised his appointments, have
to their honor be it said, been positiv
in their denuneation Of the effort {,
asperse his personal character-NaSh
vile Banner.
Gov. Taylor has appointed Mr.. c
Z, Powell coal oil inspector at Chatta
nooga. The Tribune in speaking 0
the appointment says Mr. Powell i
a good Democrat and clever gentle
man. He was formerly editor of
paper al Rogersville in his nativ,
county. Then he was one of the pro